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Armstrong; friends are congratulating

Armstrong; friends are congratulating
him upon his promotion. -. Quarterly
Conference was held at M. E. Church this
morning. 49,. The Star Furnace Co. has
put a fre-escape upon the stack. Mr..
Goshen, one of our best mechanics, did
the work. 1t is so arranged that the top
filler, in case of break-thrOugh or slip
below, endangering his life, can find an
easy and safe means of escape by way of
this iron ladder. All Westinghouse
should be similarly provided. -. Samuel
Ray, of Raysville, called to-day 49,. Sew
enteen tickets were sold to persons on
their way to the Senatorial Convention
at Portsmouth. 49,. Mrs. Guthrie's new
house is completed. ......P. OMalley's
two large houses are about finished, and
Wilson's will soon be done. Nv. T.
Washam is burning kiln of brick at his
yard west of town. The Trago yards
will soon have kiln done. -. Herb.
Sternberger is back home for a visit :.
The Salvation Army numbers about
ten faithful soldiers, in the parade this
evening.
TUEsDAY.-The funeral of the late
T. T. Jones is set for Thursday. We
have heard these additional particulars
of his death: He was riding along in a
buggy, in company with his daughter,
Mary, when the horse became frightened
at dog. The horse ran down into a
ditch, throwing out both occupants. Mr..
Jones was killed instantly, and the lady
badly injured. The boys got back
from Portsmouth. The Convention was
4 ludicrous affair, viewed from Jackson |
The first ballot resulted, |
Coal, 4O3I: Powell, 1SM.
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Corner Main and Broadway Streets.
Notice..

A special meeting OF the stockholders of the
Mutual Building and Loan Company of jack
son, Ohio, will be held at the office of the Secre-
tary in Jackson on Monday, July IL, 1887, be-
tween the hours Of two O'Clock p. m. and five
o'clock p. NJ, to vote for or against proposition
to amend the Constitution of said Company by
repeating Section land supplying its place with
the following words, to-wit:
SECTION 8. Whenever the sum of two hundred
dollars applicable to the payment of redemption
or withdrawal shall be on hand for two weeks
and there is no bid or notice of withdrawal, the
Board OF Directors shall decide by lot which
unredeemed share or shares shall be drawn for
redemption or withdrawal; and the member
upon whom the lot falls, shall be compelled to
either take a loan on one share at the premium
fixed as minimum by the Constitution, or to
withdraw one share; and may at his option,
take such loan withdrawal on all his unre-
deemed shares on the same terms; and such
share or shares so drawn aforesaid, shall not
be again drawn until each and every other un-
redeemed share shall have been drawn in the
same manner.
The form of the ballot will be, Amendment
Yes, or, Amendment No. Each ballot to bear
the name of the voter, and the number of shares
by him voted.
By order of the Board of Directors
30iune2t ]. W. LONGBON, Secretary.
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Sheriff,s Sale of Real Estate

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of
order of sale issued from the Court of Com
mon Pleas within and for the County of Jack
son and State of Ohio in certain cause where
in Albert B. Voorhles is plaintiff and Leander
w. French ct ais. are defendants, and to me
directed Sheriff of said county, L will offer
fol- sale, at the door of the Court House, in
Jackson, in said county, on
Saturday, July 23d, 1887,
at one O'Clock P. M, the following described
real estate, situate in the County of Jackson
and State of Ohio, to-wit:
The s. w. quarter GA of the S. E. quarter
IA; also the S. E. quarter "a of the S. E. quar-
ter Q-4) of section number 30, township num-
ber eight (S), range number nineteen (19); also
the N. w. quarter (1-4) of the n. E. quarter Q4);
also the S w. quarter of the N. E. quarter Q-4);
also the S. E. quarter (1-4) of the N. E. quarter
90 of section number thirty-one (3I, town
ship number eight (Sl, range number nineteen
(240) acres more or less. Subject to the dover
estate of Joanna French therein.
Appraised as follows subject to said dover es-
tate at 81, 400 90.
Terms of sale-One-third cash on day of sale,
one-third in one year and one-third in two
years, deferred payments TO bear interest at
per cent and be secured by mortgage on premi-
ses sold.
To be sold the property of Leander w.
French ct ais. upon an order OF sale in partition
wherein Albert B. VOORHEES, is petitioner and
Leander w. French ct ais are defendants.
Given under my hand this 22d day of June,
1887 J. NJ. LIVELY,
Sheriff Jackson County, Ohio
John Robbins, Atty for Plf. 23une5t
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Sad Accident!

Word was received here on Tuesday
that Mr.. T. T. Jones, father of Eben
Jones of this place was killed by being
thrown from his buggy, on the road be-
tween Oak Hill and jefferson Furnace.
The horses took fright and ran away,
throwing Mr.. Jones against plank walk,
fracturing his skull.
Mr.. Jones was an old man, and one of
the most highly respected citizens of the
County. He was one of the stockholders
of Globe Iron Company of this place.
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REUNION COMMITTEES!
Appointed by Committee of fArransemen

On Speakers-Irvine DUNCAN, G. K.
Crumit, James Trip, Jno. l.. Jones.
Tents and Decoration-H. G. Miller, G.
G. James, Jno. D. Mitchell.
Light-T. S. Matthews, Geo. Pugh, G..
A. Ewing.
Artillery-R. H. Jones, S. J. Long,
Jared Martin.
Advertising-J. III. Mackley, s. A.
Sternberger, s. G. Longbon, G. M. Pugh.
Music-W. A. Steele, S. d. Mackley,
Frank Baidr1dge, John Hank.
Transportation and Hotels-J.W Long
bon, Henry Hollberg, Ansel Matthews,
r. w. Thomas
Grounds, Seating and Water-B. Gray,
B. F. Holcomb, Jno Kessner, James
Martin
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skin-success is speedy and positive cure for every
species of skin and scalp disease. -
Eminent physicians certify to the purity and eti-
cacy of in-Success Soap.
A healthy skin may be obtained through Sk1n-Suc-
cess and the torment of itching banished,
For toilet and bathing purposeSthe great cleansing
and curative Skin-Success Soap stands unequaled.
Skin-Success positively skin disease of every
description in a comparatively brief time.
For all cutaneous afectionsof children and adults
Skin-Success Soap is an unfailng remedy.
For sale by Geo. W. Miller, jackson, o. 30jun4w
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lnfimary Report.
ADAIITTED:

ADMITTED:
VIM. Wallace, IA, returned, Bloomfield.
DISCHARGED:
John w. Scott. taken by mother.
John Tilley, left without leave.
Thomas G. Richards, sent to Jail.
Number remaining June 9th, 1887,
ldults, 40; children, 20; total, 50.
G. w. HARBARGER.
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Reunion of the 173d Regiment.

JACKSON, O., June %, 1887.
At meeting of officers and soldiers of
the 173d o. V. l., it was decided unant-
mously to have reunion of our regiment
at Jackson, Ohio, on Friday, September
23d, 1887. Comrades, come one and all,
and let us have good reunion and talk
and fight over our old battles once more.
Let each member consider himself COM
mittee of one to solicit attendance from
his comrades. G. GILLIAN,
Late of Co. c.
Moses MORGAN,
Late Lieut., Co. X.
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There will be Communion services at
the Presbyterian church next Sabbath at
1870 a. IN. The Rev. ]. /. Blackburn of
the first Presbyterian church of Ports
mouth will preach the preparatory ser
mon Friday evening at o'clock
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Ice Cream Supper.

There will be an ice cream supper and
entertainment at Winchester Chapel, on
Saturday evening, July 9th. Proceeds
for repairs of said church.
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Wanted-tO Trade!

A good second hand moving machine
for horse. Inquire at this Office for par
ticulars.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-06-30

r. W. Thomas is selling Boots and
Shoes lower than any other dealer in
Jackson.
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Notice to Teachers,

Notice is hereby given, that until otherwise order
ed, the Board of School Examiners of jackson COuD
ty, Ohio, will hold regular meetings for the examina
tion of teachers at Jones Hail. in the town of Jack
son. on the First Friday in sUcry month.
By order of Board of Examiners.
9anorIqtf G.. w. f11c-k
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q 9 q R. d.

To oil who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss of manhood. &C., will send a recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send a self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, Neao York City.
The ball to be given by the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, at Crescent Rink,
next Monday evening, July 4th, gives
promise of being a success, in every re-
spect. Ice cream, cake, lemonade, and
other refreshments will be served in the
Rink. Nothing is being left undone that
will serve to insure good time for those
who attend-and they will be many-the
immense crowds that have attended the
balls given by this order in the past know
ing what good order is preserved and
what an evening of enjoyment an A. o.
H. ball affords. Admission 10c.
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AT THE HOME PLATE.

High Baii-Seventy five cents admission -
grand stand Washington Critic.
The opinion Of a winner on the result Of a
tall game is apt TO be one sided. New Or
cans Picayune.
a hot tall is not 70 be particularly dreaded
if a man il III hungry and IL IS a fish ball-bos
ton Courier.
Where is my boy to nightf' sang a Bur
lington mother. Probably az the bulletin
board watching for the baseball returns
Burlington Free Press.
Players Of the League baseball clubs have
formed a brotherhood 20 assert their rights
They ought 70 be well posted on strikes
Philadelphia News.
A Nashville paper says that "the cream OF
the baseball club should be found IN the
pitcher, but 1t Is sometimes found IN the
batter .-N0rristown Herald.
No wonder that all the girls are dead gone
on the game Of baseball especially the girls
Of uncertain age, who have posed as lhus-
band "catchers' all their lives -Hartfor
Sunday Journal
Milton touched up tho extremes tolerably
well in "LAllegron and III Penseroso, but
be should have lived 10 see a Detroit editor
following the variable fortunes Of bis base
ball team Chicago Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-23

In regard to planets, we must reineihDcl
that a telescope does not give usa Diru
eve view. We see the nearest planet only
as an orb in which all such details as on
our Garth belong 10 continents are aOso-
lutelv lost. Mars. the planet most IA
vorably seen, presents continents. oceans
ice matches and such cloud masses as eN-
tend far enough TO cover those larger Tea
tures from time 10 time. But we cannot
hone To see rivers or mountain ranges on
the ruddy planet.
know not. indeed, what TO say about
certain markings which Sig. S~chiaparelh,
If Milan. and recently NJ Perrotin, Of
Nice. think they have seen. They are
straight. broad bands running across the
continents. and lately Sciaparelh has seen
them doubled.
If they are canals they are enormously
broad. certainly twenty times wider than
the Mississippi at ST. Louis. They look
too regular and straight las S~chiapareli
pictures them TO be natural formations;
and if he is right about their being double
they must be artificial The great Lick
telescope may tell us something about
these strange features; / must confess !
| strongly expect that the telescope will tell
us that the parallel canals, If not the
whole set. are optical Illusions. IL Is, at
any rate. worth remarking that they have
only rs yet been seen with telescopes OF
moderate power and when the planet Is
| ~unfavorably placed for observation
Richard 4. Proctor in Youths Companion.
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The key has about as much shape as a
camel. and in a general way lies east and
west and contains about six square miles.
IL is as flat as q shingle, the highest point
being about fourteen feet above the mean
sea level. To the casual visitors II looks
as though the sea, particularly IN "a storm,
would submerge this Insignificant rise,
but il is u matter Of record that It never
has done it. The city proper covers the
western end of the key, and il was. pre-
vious to the great fire Of March 80. 1856.
very deuscly settled, and about "a un-
American looking as could well be
imagined. bearing a strong resemblance
TO a West India town. The houses are Of
wood and quite plainly built. There are,
/ think. only four on five brick buildings,
and certainly not more than six.
III" streets are of very good width,
tolerably straight and passabiy clean.
The roadway is coral rock. There l. no
soil To speak Of, what passes for soil II
triturated coral, very rich IN phosphates
and making an excellent fertilizer, but by
itself deficient in fat. To garden one
must usea pick rather than "A hoe. Very
few vegetables are grown here and yege-
tation j. confined mainly 10 %cocoanut
trees. Here and there can be seen a pine
or an Alexander or a star Of India or a
ROYAL poucana; a few mulberry and prickly
ash trees and popcnack bushes. Flowers
and Towering shrubs grow in abundance.
-R0chc-tcr POst-EXpress.
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The newly Matched snakes, If not properly
cared for by their mother, are taken to the
c~olonels home, located in one corner OF the
lot. and there fed 10y the children, who catch
bugs for them about the garden and street.
Sometimes the eggs were Matched out under
the stove. 4 half dozen very large snakes,
with their fangs drawn, are kept about the
house as pets. They are excellent mousers'
much better than cats, the colonel says. The
colonel wanders about his farm, taking no
other precaution against the reptiles than &c
wear n pair Of thick boots. When a reporter
called on HIN the colonel complained that the
neighbors did not come 20 visit him very
often, and that his wife didn't like hat much,
FOR she was fond Of company, but, on the
whole. since there was plenty Of money IN Tho
business they We're very well content
Omaha Herald.
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A Cure.

When a remarkable event occurs or
takes place in our immediate vicinity IL
should be given publicity for the benefit
of others, and il falls TO our lot to chroni-
Gle one of most remarkable cures OF hered-
itary scrofula Of which We have ever
heard. Mr.. r. w. Purdum of Appomat-
fox Il who Is now about twenty-five
years of age. has from his birth been affiic-
ted with enlargement OF the iympha'ic
glands of the neck, and at the suggestion
of a friend who had also been cureu oy
DIR. Rucker. commenced using his herDai
Specific last February twelve months
ago. AT which time his weight was light,
very much emaciated, appetite almost
gone-had used medicines OF every klnd
all his life. without any increase OF weight
or other apparent good results but az
ter using twenty. four bottles OF Dr.
Fuckers Herbal Specific, he has entire
ly recovered, and is now as strong ana
healthy as any young man in the cOun-
tv DR.. L. j. Williams, an eminent ply
stefan Of this city Of forty years practice,
has pronounced this case a remarkable
cure lie SAYS that DR.. Rucker has
cause To- be proud Of his success and that
he should be literally patronized by drug.
gists. and by those who are suffering
from any blood disorder. Mr.. Purdum
is an intelligent and influential gentle
man. and will do much towards making
known the efficiency OF this wonderful
home blood purifier. DR.. Rucker does
not refuse to show any Of his formulas
for the preparation of his remedies to
physicians I'm good standing. Allletters
addressed to him at L%ynchburg, Va, will
be promptly answered L ylchbpy Ad-
rance.
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For -four years , have been % sufferer from a
terrible form of rheumatism, which reduced
me- 500 low chat all hope of recovery was given
up. ] haNe suffered tine most eNcruciating
pain day aud night. and often while writhing
in agony nave wished could die. have tried
everything known for that disease, but moth
ing did me amy good, and have bad some of the
finest physicians of the State 90 work ON me,
but al 90 n0 effect. I have spent over SSol
without finding relief. } ann now proud 90
sly that after using only one bottle of BIB. b.
] am enabled To- walk around and attend To-
business. and ! would not take $500 for the
benefit received from one single bottle of
Is. b. b. Ircfer 90 all merchants and busines
men of this town. Yours, most truly,
T.. 90. CARA.
Waterly. Walker county. Texas.
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A SNAKE FARM.
Virgin Illinois Prairie Devoted 20 snake
Raising by Wholesale.

The great snake farm at Gallon, Ills, con
sists Of forty acres Of virgin prairie, owned
by Col Dan Slower, and is a short distance
from town. There are thirty-seven mounds
Of earth on the farm, prepared in such a way
hat the snakes use them for nests, ana there
are about ten or twelve nests 70 the mound.
The colonel saws that each nest turns our
about a doz-n %rattlers each year, SO hal his
stock IS increasing rapidly. He has a con-
tract with a Philadelphia patent medicine
firm that is making a rheumatism cure ana
furnishes them 80 snakes "A year al go
each. No snake less than four feet long l.
accepted. Last year 7Gs snakes were sold,
his customers being scattered through a mum
Der Of cities. As much care IS taken OF Tue
Young snakes as II they were lambs.
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what one Of them had TO say about 1e ar
rival OF the party:
S. r. Ma Ke Chung is rather distinguished IN
appearance. His face shows an utter lack of that
vacant p~lacidity that almost invariably marks
the cOuntenances Of his race. II IS strongly
marked with frmness Of character 4 pleasant
smile played about his face as he glanced about
him at the sensation his advent at The station
created among the quickly gathering, open
mOuthei. III hammered depot crowd. His parti
colored robes Of green and gold made him look
even more imposing than he really was as he
stepped disdainfully forward, with a motion that
seemed 70 say. You are a great, impudent race,
and yet you are not SO great as | who represent
an emperor. before whom the sun and moon
stand still"
The servants come in for a share of the Ie-
p%orters descriptive pen, as follows.
One was light and slender; the other was dark
and slender. One was dressed in what looked
like a yellow Mother Hubbard reaching TO the
knees. The other had on a blue Mother Hubbard.
Both wore the wooden shoes Of their eastern land,
except that ones wooden shoes had leggings at
tacbed, and they looked so ludicrOus that two lit
tie girls had a great nj Of laughing Each SER
want wore a black silk cap, on top Of which was
al ornament which looked like a coral pigtail
screwed mp in "A knot.
OF the baggage the reporter has TO say.
II comprised the funniest lot Of bundles and
traps that has been brought into Broad street
station for many a day. There was a bandbox
with a lid on II which ran up into a peak, much
like a school room Ounce cap. Then there was a
big fiat bundle that looked like a bed tick done up
in bright cOlored oilcloth. The attendants tossed
this around a. though II wss not OF much ac-
count. There were odd shaped boxes and queer
looking bundles, and a small arsenal oil ni',,
breilas. Suddenly one Of the servants ciasped
his hands with a look OF despair on his face ana
seemed about TO cry. He told his brother and IL
was apparent that something OF Importance was
missing. for they capered around IN a way that
was quite grotcsque. Finally Il little black case
was discovered among the other traps The ser
wants clapped their hands AMI smiled Ihey
had found what was missing. II was the ambas'
sador's pipe.
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A Sensaflon.

Why is it that three bottles of b. b. B. arr
sold i'm Atlanta 20 one of any other blood rem
edy. and twice as much consumed in the STATE
of Georgia as any other prepamtionf NO one
need take our word, but simply ask the drug.
gists. Ask the people. They are competent
witnesses. Six houses iu Atlanta are buying
b. b. b. m five and ten gross lots. and some of
then. buy as often as every two months. Why
these Unprecedented sales here at home with
SO little adycrtisingf M0desty forbids MS maxi
ing a reply. Had %. %. B. been before the pub
Die a quarter OBJ half o. century, 10 would not Doe
necessary t1 Dee b0istercd mp with crutches of
page advertisements now. Merit viii conquer
and dow money.
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THE CHINESE GRANT.
WHARTON BARKER E%NTERTAINS THE
AMBASSADOR AND SUITE.

A Philadelphia Account Of the Celestial
Arrival In the City of Brotherly Love.
what Mitkiewicz ~said-The Chinese
Minister.
Count" Eugene s.. X. DE Nj ~Siewicz, who
is at the head OF the special embassy from
China formed for the purpose OF introducing
national banks, telegrapbs and telephones,
has been the recipient Of considerable news
paper attention recently. Not all Of II was
fiattery, either. "reminiscences pertaining 70
his former financial schemes have been rife.
Said schemes are said % have been Napole-
onic in conception and the reverse in execu-
ton. Col. Sellers blows ont bi, candle IN the
presence OF this fnancier. The count has also
been the hero Of a number Of Affairs Of the
heart, in which be has not always appeared TO
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-23

Waiter-Everything satisfactory, sahi
Guest-Perfectly.
Tried TO get everything right, sab
This Is as well a cooked meal as | ever
tasted
Eyes sab. thought It would be, sab. Didn't
know but maybe you might like 70 offer a
small fee. sab
II really think il would be deserved.
eyes sab"
.Wel. send in the cook. Omaha World.
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1ellInr a woman. Fortune.

a fortune teller can hit a woman case
nine times out Of ten. You've had sickness
and trouble. You'll have some property fall
10 YOU. You do not have full confidence in
your husband Bewarel He II deceiving
YOU You have a very gentle nature. Ev-
eryboly loves you. You have had trouble
with "a relative. Il was not your fault. Be
ware Of a blue eyed Woman with a mole on
her left cheek. She will make you trouble
Good by-sl-call again"-Detroit Free
Press.
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recent reception, at his Philadelphia home Of
the Chinese ambassor aud his suite.
Part Of the name of this interesting and
high official is :. p. Ma Kie C~hung-the rest
isn't often used-and when he reached
Philadelphia he was accompanied by
a line Of secretaries aud servants,
composing his suite, who were clad
in garment Of the most brilliant pris-
matte hues. Count Mitkiewicz was along,
too. and fastened TO grasp the hands Of Mr.
Rarkcr and Simon A. Stern, the financial
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-23

Max Won PcttcnkOfier. "a German med
zeal authority, considers that cholera is
not contagious i'm the sense of being com
municablc directly from person 10 person,
but thai IL belongs to the malarial group
Of epidemics, the germs Of which lind
their way from the soil into the air, and
thence through the lungs into the system.
He regards good drainage and pure water
AS the most efficient safeguards against an
outbreak. Boston Budget.